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UK MOD awards £85 million contract for future Royal Navy submarines
The UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) has awarded BAE Systems an £85 million (US$116.4 million) contract to support early design and concept work on the Royal Navy’s ne ..
Four consortia secure contracts to bid for future Royal Navy support ships
The UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) has awarded contracts to four contending consortia to develop their respective bid vessels under the Fleet Solid Support (FSS) programme. ..
UK aircraft carrier Queen Elizabeth launches first ever combat missions
The UK Carrier Strike Group has launched the first combat missions ever to be flown off the deck of the aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth, the UK Ministry of Defence ( ..
Ukrainian Navy inks warship acquisition deals with UK MOD
The UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) and the Ukrainian Navy have entered into agreements regarding the construction of new missile boats for Ukraine and the transfer of two R ..
RNLI, partners rescue adrift fisherman in English Channel
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) station in Exmouth was called on to rescue a fisherman who had taken to his liferaft after his boat started to take on wate ..
UK MOD issues notice on potential sale of ex-Royal Navy minehunter
The UK Ministry of Defence (MOD), through the Defence Equipment Sales Authority (DESA), is inviting expressions of interest for the sale of the decommissioned Royal Navy ..
Future Royal Navy ship to be used for subsea cable protection
The UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) has unveiled plans to acquire a new purpose-built vessel to be used by the Royal Navy for monitoring and protecting undersea cables in UK ..
Lydd Ranges Coastal Defences scheme awarded to Van Oord
The UK Environment Agency has awarded Van Oord a contract to design and build a coastal defence scheme at Lydd on the south Kent coast. Van Oord will work in partnership ..
UK MOD orders autonomous minesweepers for Royal Navy
The UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) has awarded Atlas Elektronik UK (AEUK) a £25 million (US$34.2 million) contract for the supply of three examples of its Combined ..